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Despite growing support, one lawmaker is stalling efforts to legalize medical marijuana in Pennsylvania.
Senate Bill 3 overwhelmingly passed the Senate and now it is in the House Health Committee.
According to the chairman, that’s where the ...

Republican state senators in Pennsylvania are preparing to introduce legislation to allow Internet gambling.
The forthcoming bill was advertised Wednesday by Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati and three other Republicans.
Their memo to ...

Bills to restrict tethering of dogs and other animal protection measures are moving forward in the Pennsylvania Legislature.
The state Senate on Wednesday voted for a bill that would prevent people from tethering their dogs in severe weather or ...

The constitution says legislative districts are to be compact and contiguous and keep communities of interest intact.
Apparently, Pennsylvania needs better artists when it comes to drawing boundaries for congressional and state legislative ...

Gov. Tom Wolf’s choice to lead the Pennsylvania State Police will go before skeptical Republican senators who, like the troopers’ union, have asked the Democratic governor to withdraw Col. Marcus Brown as his nominee.
Brown’s ...

State lawmakers are pushing legislation that would allow Pennsylvanians to vote on the same day they register.
Pennsylvania would become the 13th state to permit same-day voter registration under House Bill 13.
Rep. Ryan A. Bizzarro (D-Erie) and ...

House Republicans called up Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's tax-shifting plan on Monday, and the House shot it down by a unanimous vote.
Minority Leader Frank Dermody, D-Oakmont, called the vote on an amendment that contained Wolf's tax plan “a ...

A major medical merger is in the works in the Poconos. Pocono Medical Center is merging with the Lehigh Valley Health Network.
Employees at Pocono Medical Center found out Thursday morning that their employer signed a letter of intent to merge ...

Residents already knew the secret, but it’s out now: State College is the best town in Pennsylvania. In the 2015 rankings from Niche, State College topped the state list for “best towns” and came in at 14th in the nation.
Niche ...

If you want to cut and dye hair in Pennsylvania, you need a license.
“I had to attend a beauty school for 1,250 hours and at the end of the 1,250 hours I had to apply to take a state board exam, written and practical,” said Jessica ...